jambeau
n.,
pl. 3beaux# 73bbz#8 5ME < OFr jambe: see JAMB6 GREAVE
jal[ou[sie 7jal4! sc#, &al41 zc#8
n.
5Fr < It gelosia, lit., JEALOUSY: prob. so named from permitting one to see without being seen6 a window, shade, or door formed of overlapping, horizontal slats, or louvers, of wood, metal, or glass, that can be adjusted to regulate the air or light coming between them
jangle
vi.
3gled, 3gling 5ME janglen < OFr jangler, to jangle, prattle, prob. < Frank *jangelon, to jeer6
1 to quarrel or argue noisily
2 to make a harsh, inharmonious sound, as of a bell out of tune
vt.
1 to utter in a harsh, inharmonious manner
2 to cause to make a harsh sound
3 to irritate very much !to jangle someone's nerves"
n.
1 noisy or annoying talk
2 noisy quarrel or arguing
3 a harsh sound; discordant ringing
jan4gler
n.
jape
vi.
japed, jap4ing 5ME japen < OFr japer, to howl, of echoic orig.6
1 to joke; jest
2 to play tricks
vt.
[Now Rare]
1 to make fun of; mock
2 to play tricks on; fool
n.
1 a joke or jest
2 a trick
jap$er
n.
jap4er[y, pl. 3er[ies,
n.
Jarana
Folk dance of Yucatan, Mexico. It is possibly closer to the melo-rhythmic foundation of the ancient
Mexican songs than any other native air. The verses of the Jarana are often in the Mayan language.
The word Jarana means merry chatter. It is exciting in its rhythm based on a combination of 6/8 and 3/4
time. As an exhibition ballroom dance it can be placed alongside La Raspa and La Bamba, its cousins.
jarrah
One of the commonest and most well-known trees of the south-west, jarrah is a stately tree with a
straight trunk. For many years it has been the principal hardwood tree harvested for timber. Its
richly coloured and beautifully grained timber is sought after for cabinet making, flooring and
panelling and is resistant to termites. Before the era of bitumen roads, famous roads in cities such
as London and Berlin were paved with blocks of jarrah.
Jasponyx
A variety of Jasper. An old name for clouded Jasper.
jejune
adj.
5L jejunus, empty, dry, barren6
1 not nourishing; barren
2 not interesting or satisfying; dull or empty
3 5? by confusion with JUVENILE6 not mature; childish
je[june$ly
adv.
je[june4ness
n.
jequirity tc8
n.,
pl. 3ties 5Fr J=quirity < Tupi-Guarani6
1 any of the poisonous, red and black seeds of a tropical, climbing plant (Abrus precatorius) of the pea family, used for beads and, formerly, as a weight: also jequirity bean
2 the plant it grows on
jo[rum 7jb4r!m, jCr4!m8
n.
5prob. after Joram (2 Sam. 8:10), bringer of silver vessels < Heb Ybram6
1 a large drinking bowl
2 the amount of liquor that it holds
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